Whats Buzzing In IT? | As the UK economy moves into recession, it is inevitable that the squeeze on credit and the general tightening in spending will have a profound impact on non-essential expenditure and big-ticket items. Its most likely impact on the IT sector is deferred purchasing, and an extension of the replacement cycle. Social networking is a huge social and cultural phenomenon that has doubled in popularity in five years since 2003, with 37% of internet users now using sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Bebo. For online gamers the in-home PC now rivals the console. There are over 200 MMOS (Massively Multiplayer Online Games) available. There is gathering momentum behind the growth of mobile Wi-Fi, which involves PCs accessing the 3G mobile network directly using a card or ‘dongle’ attachment. Recent IT analysts estimate that about 5% of the adult population have mobile Wi-Fi access. |
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